What color is #294E29?

#294E29 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294E29?

The RGB value is 41, 78, 41: 41 red, 78 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294E29?

The complementary color is #4E294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294E29 color

#294E29 rgb(41, 78, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #294E29 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 30.6% green and 16.1% blue (41, 78, 41).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#294E29 color codes

HEX	`#294E29`
RGB	`rgb(41, 78, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 30.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 47%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.61, -22.13, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.61, 28.43, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.039, 6.08, 3.058)`
Decimal	`2706985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294E29, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #294E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #294E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294e29; }
.text { color: #294e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 78 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294e29, #294e3b); }

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Questions

What color is #294E29?: #294E29 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294E29?: The RGB value is 41, 78, 41: 41 red, 78 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294E29?: The complementary color is #4E294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.